Recruitment Business Partner in Birmingham

Location: Worcester, Cheltenham, Northampton, or Birmingham (Hybrid Working)

We are a Top 50 law firm with 13 offices across England and Wales, providing a full-service offering to our clients. Recognised for our growth and excellence in multiple practice areas, we have firmly established ourselves as a "firm to watch" in the legal industry. Our commitment to innovation, client-focused solutions, and professional development sets us apart as a leader in the legal sector. Due to a maternity leave, we are looking for an experienced Recruitment Business Partner with a specialist focus on the legal sector to join our team and play a pivotal role in attracting, engaging, and securing high-quality talent to cover for a 12 month period.

The Role: As our new Recruitment Business Partner, you will work closely with Equity Partners, Heads of Teams, and senior stakeholders to manage and execute challenging searches for legal professionals. Your ability to headhunt from passive markets, build strong relationships, and deliver a first-class candidate experience will be essential to your success. You will have an eye for market mapping, an understanding of the legal talent landscape, and the skill to execute our firm’s key messaging and proposition to prospective candidates.

• End-to-End Recruitment: Manage complex legal recruitment processes from market mapping, talent pipelining, and headhunting to offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with senior leaders, Equity Partners, and Heads of Teams to understand their hiring needs and provide tailored recruitment strategies.
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a seamless and positive experience for candidates throughout the recruitment journey, including interview processes and offer negotiations.
• Market Mapping & Headhunting: Utilise your experience and creativity to headhunt legal professionals from passive markets, ensuring a steady flow of high-quality candidates.
• Offer Negotiation: Work closely with hiring managers and candidates to create attractive, realistic offers while navigating counteroffers and negotiating terms.
• Team Collaboration: As a senior team member, lead briefings, run agency days, and contribute to team development.
• Employer Value Proposition (EVP): Play a key role in driving the development of our EVP messaging and social media campaigns to promote the firm’s culture and attract top legal talent.
• Social Media & Content: Actively contribute to our recruitment marketing strategy, including content creation and engagement on platforms like LinkedIn, and be confident appearing in front of the camera.
• Campaign Management: Deliver headhunting campaigns in challenging markets and industries, with a focus on resilience and creative problem-solving to find and secure the best talent.

About You: You’ll bring a combination of recruitment expertise, legal sector knowledge, and a passion for candidate experience. Whether you have come from an in-house recruitment position or have agency experience, you will thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment. Your confidence in negotiating offers, managing stakeholders, and delivering successful campaigns will set you apart. We’re looking for someone who:

• Has specialist experience in recruiting legal professionals and is highly proficient in market mapping and headhunting.
• Demonstrates excellent stakeholder management skills, working closely with senior partners and team heads to ensure success.
• Has a strong negotiation background, with a proven ability to manage counteroffers and create offers that are attractive and realistic for candidates.
• Is resilient in the face of difficult searches and able to deliver results in challenging markets.
• Works collaboratively within a team-oriented environment.
• Can lead recruitment initiatives, such as briefings, agency days, and contribute to the development of our EVP and social media campaigns.
• Is confident on camera and can represent the firm in digital media to strengthen employer branding.
• Is passionate about candidate experience, always striving to make every candidate interaction positive and seamless.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: Attractive base salary with additional bonus scheme.
• Career Growth: This is an exciting opportunity to grow as a senior recruiter within a dynamic and innovative team.
• Impact: Be a key driver in shaping our recruitment strategy, EVP, and candidate experience.
• Work-Life Balance: We understand the importance of balance and offer flexible working arrangements.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a team of like-minded professionals where collaboration is key, and every voice matters.

Benefits of working with us:

• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.